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(43) Date of publication: 22.08.2018 Bulletin 2018/34 (21) Application number: 16810225.9 (22) Date of filing: 25.05.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01D 53/94(2006.01) F01N 3/28(2006.01) F01N 3/20(2006.01) F01N 9/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/034019 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/151167 (08.09.2017 Gazette 2017/36)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 03.03.2016 US 201662303183 P (71) Applicant: Belco Technologies Corporation Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 (US)

(72) Inventors: PATTERSON, Wayne A. Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 (US) EAGLESON, Scott T. Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 (US) GURNARI, Lawrence Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 (US) DAVIDSON, Melanie Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 (US) DIERICO, Marco 30020 Quarto d'Altino (Venezia) (IT) LI, Wei Wilmington, Delaware 19805 (US) (74) Representative: Smaggasgale, Gillian Helen  WP Thompson 138 Fetter Lane London EC4A 1BT London EC4A 1BT (GB)